One of the most famed religious conversions since that of St. Paul, and probably the best-documented in modern times, was that of John Wesley, founder of Methodism. To a recent Roman Catholic student ...
He was a small man, only five-feet-three, weighing only 128 pounds, yet he influenced the world. John Wesley wore his hair long, covering his shoulders, shunning a wig, which was the custom of ...
This paper examines the contemplative techniques that comprised wesley's method of spiritual transformation. By employing a psychoanalytic perspective that explains the pastoral effectiveness of the ...
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In 1785, at age 82, John Wesley wrote a wrenching letter to his 77-year-old brother Charles, who had for several years been openly critical of John's leadership in the Methodist movement. "Do not ...
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